Tire-bolt cutter and nut turner and splitter.



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.c waukee, county of l\lilwaukee,-aiul State of GEORGE HELLER, orMILWAUKEEWISGONSIN.

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To all whom it may concernt` Y Be itI known that I, GEORGE HELLER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Milllriscoiisin, have inventednew and useful Improvements in T ire-Bolt Cutters and Nut T uriiers andSplitters, of which the following is a specification. y

- Aly invention relates to improvements vin machines for turning thenuts upon and re` c, moving them from the tire retaining boltsA ofwheels and to the device combined therei with for splitting the nutswhen rusted upon 1 the bolts, or which for any other reason areditiicult to remove and .'for cutting oti" the ends of the bolts flushwith the innerrface f n of the nut-s after the latter have been turneddown against the'fel'ly of the wheehand my improvements pertain moreespecially to the device by which the-nut turning mechanism and boltcutting tools are adapted to be simultaneously adjustedtogether to litwheels of a given diameter, whereby when the nuts y upon any given bolthave been turned down, the saine bolt may be brought into alinement fwith the cutting tools by turning the wheel a partial revolution uponits supporting base. t My invention is further explainedby reference tothe accompanying drawings, in

n which- Figure 1 represents a side view of that part of the devicewhich is used for severing the ends of the tire retaining bolts. Fig. 2also represents a side lview ot the upper ortion of that part of themachine which is used for tightening the nuts upon or removing them fromthe tire'retaiiiing bolts.

`Fig. 3 represents a side view of the bolt cutting device provided withthe nut splitting ltools in position for splitting a nut; and

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a portion of the machine showing the relativeposition of the bolt cutting and nut tightening mechanism in connectionwith a wheel and the mechanism by which such parts are simultaneouslyadjusted to be operated on wheels of different diameters.

Like parts are identified by the same reference tigures throughout theseveral views.

1 represents a portion of an ordinary wagon wheel, which is centrallysupported upon a substantialr bench 2.

3 is a screw threaded wheel supporting shaft, which is rigidly alixed atits lower end to the bench, while its upper end is iny Specication ofLetters Patent. Patented Sept. 27, 1910 i Application led March 1, 1909.Serial 110.480,581. n

serted through the central aperture of the` i hub 4 of the wheel, aroundwhich shaft th -wheel is adapted to turn. l f i p 5 is a screw threadedwheel-supporting plate7 upon which the lower side ot the hub is adaptedto rest as the wheel is being operated upon' and by which the wheel 'isady justed vertically as may be required to bring the tire retainingbolts to the proper position to be operated upon.`

G is a wrench, which is revolubly support- Motion is communi-4 ed fromthe shaft. 7. cated to` the 'wrench G from the operating handle 8through the crank 9, shaft 10, gear whcelsll andV 12 and wrenchsupporting shaft T, whereby the nutflfl may be turned both down upon orremoved from the tire retaining bolt liby'turniug the handle 8. The bolt1i is .prevented from turning in the felly 15 as the nut is turnedthereon by 1 the blade 16 which is inserted in the groove of the bolthead. The blade 16 is rigidly atiixed to the lever 1S, which lever ispivotally supportedfrom the fra-me 17 by the pin 10, whereby as theoperator turns the handler S with one hand, he can prevent the bolt fromturning by pressing the other hand againstthe lever 18.

The bolt and Vnut cutting device comprise the slidable base 20,stationary cutting tool Q1, movable cutting tool 22, tool supportingheadQS, and levers Qi and 25. The lever Q4 is pivotally supported fromthe base Q0 upon the vertical standard 2G, by the pivotal bolt "2T,while the lever "25 is pivotally connected n with said base by thestandard Q8 and piv# otal bolt- QS), and the head 23 is connected withthe lever by the pivotal bolt 30. The opposing ends of the levers 21 and25 are pivotally connected together by the links 31 and link retainingbolts 32 and 33, -whereby as the operator presses downwardly on thehandle 34, the cutting tool 22 will be forced by the combined movementof said levers against the nut or bolt, whereby the same will be splitor severed.

It will be understood that when it is desired to cutthe bolt at the sideof the nut, the tool 2Q is withdrawn from the head and moved one-quarterof a turn in its bearings, whereby the blade is brought at right anglesto the position shownin Fig. 3, and the bolt will be severed vby thesame movement of the levers that is required for splitting the nut. 35is a set screw by which the cutting tool 22 is retained in the head, thehead 23 being screw has threaded bearings in said head' at right anglesto said socket, whereby as the set screw is turned forward, it is causedto ilnpinge against the. head of the cutting tool and thereby secure thesame in place. 37 is an adjustable bolt, which has screw threadedbearings in the standard 2S and is adapted to be turned forward in suchbearings against the head of the tire retaining bolt, whereby the sameis retained in place as the bolt or nut is being severed. rl`he nutturning mechanism and nutcutting mechanism are rigidly connectedtogether by the connecting bars 39 and 40, whereby both of said devicesare simultaneously adjusted in relation to the wheel to fit wheels ofdif two side plates 41, 41, which are rigidly connected together at oneend by the bolt 42 and at their opposite end by the bolt 43 and the base2O is adjustably connected with said side plates by the horizontalbrackets 44 and set screw' 44', while the side plates 41 are rigidlyconnected with the wheel supporting bench 2 by the bracket 45 sleeve45V,` hand screw 46 and brace member 46, whereby it will be obvious thatby loosening the set screw 44', said'base member 20 may be adjustednearer to or farther from the center of the bench 2, and whereby thetools connected with said adjustable base may be,

adjusted to conform to wheels of different adjustable base 20' of thecutting toolsis connected with the base 47, upon which the.

nut turning device is supported by said horizontal members 3S) and 40,whereby the movable bases 2O and 47, and the lparts connected therewithare simultaneously adjusted as' diameters.v `It will be understood thatthe a vehicle wheel, a vertical shaft centrallyV supported from saidbench, means for ad- ]nstably supporting said wheel on sald shaft.,

a pair of compound levers, cutting toolsy connected with said leversforboth splitting the nuts andcutt1ng the tire retaining bolts of saidwheel, a crank operative device forA turning the nuts on said bolts,said bolt cutting and bolt turning tools being adapted to be adjusted'toconform to vehicle Wheels of different diameters. Y

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

, l GEORGE HELLER.v Witnesses: i O. R. ERWIN,

, Jas. B. ERWIN.

